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Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to our August 2011 issue of The Language News.
In this month's issue we feature a discussion on how the resurgence of Morocco's old native language, Amazigh, poses benefits and threats to the people of Morocco. You can also find out more about the origins of the Amazigh language, as well as discovering what it takes to amuse President Obama.
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The effects of language recognition:
Morocco's strife 
What does the recognition of a language exactly mean? For the native people of Morocco, the Berbers, it means much more than just a form of communication. It means the recognition of their distinct culture. For the past five years- since their independence- it has been a demand for the Berbers to have their native language accepted into society. Despite being North Africa's original indigenous people and making up a majority of Morocco's population, they have felt excluded and unrecognized as a people and a culture.
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Language of the Month: Amazigh 
The Amazigh, which means "free humans" or "free men," are a people reluctantly known to the world by their Roman title, Berbers. They, who have been established in North Africa since 1000 B.C., have been invaded by Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs, and Europeans, all whom were eager for control over the Amazigh political and geographical position. However, over time the Berbers were abandoned by all but the Arabs and their universalizing Islam religion.
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| Language Humor: Lost in Translation with President Obama
How can one navigate between the ever increasing m yriad of languages spoken in this world? Sure the Internet is bubbling with every translation website imaginable, but what happens when the power goes out, and one is left to his/her own resources? As civilization grows more multicultural with every generation, mistranslations become utterly inevitable.
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The Decline of the Russian Language in Georgia
The restoration of Georgian independence in 1991 ultimately gave way to Georgia's future economic and diplomatic goals, some of which were accomplished by Georgia's induction of English into its school system. Though Georgia's reforms, new policies, and new contact with foreign investors were implemented in efforts to achieve progress for the nation, they left ethnic concerns more unsettled than ever before.
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